"Honorary Knight Sister, what's a catgirl?"
A young, innocent voice suddenly rang out beside the card table.
Everyone turned to look—
Only to realize that at some point, little Klee had quietly wandered over.
"A catgirl is… it's… um…"
Lumine was instantly stunned.
How was she supposed to explain this?!
Was she supposed to say it was to satisfy some particular hobby of Boss Han?!
Completely at a loss, she instinctively looked toward Han Feng for help.
Seeing this, Han Feng smiled faintly.
He had plenty of experience with situations like this.
When a question is hard to answer— change the topic.
He cleared his throat lightly and asked Klee, "Did you finish reading your manga?"
"Mm-hm! I finished it! The big cat and the mouse were super funny!"
As expected, the moment Tom and Jerry was mentioned, Klee's attention instantly shifted.
Her little face lit up with excitement.
She'd never seen such a funny comic before.
She'd laughed so hard her stomach hurt.
Han Feng wasn't surprised at all.
Tom and Jerry was one of those rare classics suitable for all ages.
Of course it would hook a child instantly.
At that moment—
System notification refreshed.
[Customer Klee has finished reading Tom and Jerry.
Reward obtained — One bottle of milk.]
"Looks like Klee's EU-luck experience card has finally expired…"
Han Feng sighed inwardly.
Klee had only come three times so far—
One time she pulled The Winged Dragon of Ra, Another time she got an enhanced scientific hellfire cannon.
Compared to some people's rewards, she was absurdly lucky.
This time, the reward was finally… normal.
A beam of light descended, enveloping Klee.
When it faded, a bottle of milk appeared in her hands.
"This is your reward—but it's just an ordinary bottle of milk."
Han Feng smiled.
"It's okay! Klee likes milk!"
Klee's eyes curved happily. She didn't mind at all.
Today had already been perfect for her.
She played fun games with Brother Han Feng, went sightseeing in Liyue, blew up a huge fish with bombs, ate lunch at Brother Han Feng's place, and got to read Tom and Jerry.
She was completely satisfied.
Thinking of the games she'd played earlier, Klee suddenly got excited again and invited Paimon:
"Paimon! Wanna go play games with me? Over there!"
She pointed toward the computer in the corner.
"I, uh…"
Paimon hesitated.
Even though she'd lost to Boss Han twice, Landlord had completely hooked her.
She still wanted to play a few more rounds.
"If you don't want to play games, then how about going to fish-bombing together?"
Klee tilted her head innocently.
"No—no—games are great! Let's go right now!"
Paimon answered immediately, with a serious expression.
She absolutely did not want to become the second casualty after Osial.
"Yay! Let's go together!"
Klee happily grabbed Paimon and ran toward the computer corner.
With Paimon gone, a seat at the table opened up.
Han Feng smiled and looked at Noelle.
"Want to join?"
"Yes!"
Noelle nodded eagerly.
She'd been watching them play and was extremely tempted.
But noticing Ningguang standing nearby, she hesitated.
"Um… maybe Lady Ningguang should play first?"
"Oh no, I'll just watch."
Ningguang smiled politely.
She actually was interested.
In the past, to pass time, she had designed a complex board game:
The board replicated Liyue Harbor's streets in detail—markets, tea houses, shops, inns—
with dice of various sides determining movement and events.
Victory was determined by accumulated wealth.
Because of that experience, she naturally felt curious when she saw card games.
"You can take my seat. I need to handle something anyway."
Han Feng said with a smile.
He'd noticed Beidou walking over after finishing her manga.
"Then thank you, Boss Han."
Ningguang didn't refuse.
Soon, Ningguang and Noelle joined the card table, and the three women began playing Landlord together.
Han Feng returned behind the counter.
Not long after, Beidou arrived, grinning.
"Boss Han, I finished the manga!"
"What did you think?"
Han Feng asked.
"The adventure was fun—but the ship was way too small."
Beidou frowned thoughtfully.
While reading, that was what stood out most to her.
The crew's ship was tiny—sometimes just a boat!
That thing would capsize the moment waves hit.
Especially since Devil Fruit users couldn't touch seawater.
If Beidou had to sail on something like that, she'd lose her mind.
"If you want big ships, One Piece — East Blue isn't the best choice."
Han Feng shook his head.
That manga focused on powers and adventure, not ships.
Most vessels were wooden and fragile.
Some exceptions existed, but they weren't exactly normal:
Like the Thriller Bark, practically a moving island, or Noah's Ark, half the size of Fishman Island and requiring Sea Kings to tow it.
Those weren't suitable for a fleet commander like Beidou.
"Then which manga is suitable?"
Beidou's interest was fully piqued.
Compared to personal power, she cared more about ships.
After all, she commanded an entire fleet.
"A good fit would be The Avengers and Doraemon."
Han Feng smiled.
One had helicarriers— capable of flying and sailing.
Perfect for Beidou.
With a full formation, that'd basically be an aircraft-carrier strike group.
As for Doraemon—
If luck was on her side, a single gadget could change everything.
Beidou's eyes gleamed.
Now that sounded interesting.
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